Spring Case Madness: 24 Of The Best
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Page 1:Another Case For Review
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Page 2:How We Reviewed... What We Reviewed
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Page 3:Airflow & Cooling: The THG Cooling Potential Rating
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Page 4:24 Cases Reviewed
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Page 5:ATCS-Tek MRO-16, Continued
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Page 6:ATCS-Tek MRO-18
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Page 7:ATCS-Tek MRO-18, Continued
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Page 8:Athenatech A747
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Page 9:Athenatech A747, Continued
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Page 10:Case Arts MX01BD
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Page 11:Case Arts MX01BD, Continued
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Page 12:Chenbro PC61122
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Page 13:Chenbro PC61122, Continued
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Page 14:Chenbro PC61319
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Page 15:Chenbro PC61319, Continued
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Page 16:Chenbro SR205
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Page 17:Chenbro SR205, Continued
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Page 18:Chenming ATX-301K
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Page 19:Chenming ATX-301K, Continued
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Page 20:Chieftec AL-01DB
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Page 21:Chieftec AL-01DB, Continued
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Page 22:Chieftec DG-01-WU
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Page 23:Chieftec DG-01-WU, Continued
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Page 24:Compucase CI-6619
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Page 25:Compucase CI-6619, Continued
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Page 26:Compucase CI-6919BK
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Page 27:Compucase CI-6919BK, Continued
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Page 28:Compucase V30
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Page 29:Compucase V30, Continued
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Page 30:Coolermaster ATC-110
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Page 31:Coolermaster ATC-110, Continued
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Page 32:Coolermaster ATC-220-VX1
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Page 33:Coolermaster ATC-220-VX1, Continued
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Page 34:Enermax CS-318
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Page 35:Enermax CS-318, Continued
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Page 36:GMC Noblesse SE
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Page 37:GMC Noblesse SE, Continued
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Page 38:GMC Trinity
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Page 39:GMC Trinity, Continued
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Page 40:Inwin IW-BT553N
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Page 41:Inwin IW-BT553N, Continued
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Page 42:Inwin IW-J535G
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Page 43:Inwin IW-J535G, Continued
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Page 44:Inwin IW-T515P
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Page 45:Inwin IW-T515P, Continued
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Page 46:Kingwin KT-436BK-WM
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Page 47:Kingwin KT-436BK-WM, Continued
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Page 48:Lian Li PC-6070A
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Page 49:Lian Li PC-6070A, Continued
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Page 50:Thermaltake Xaser III V2000A
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Page 51:Thermaltake Xaser III V2000A, Continued
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Page 52:Spring Case Madness: 24 Of The Best
Chieftec DG-01-WU, Continued
We are not sure that we can’t say anything more about this case and case style that has not already been said. The quality and construction are very good. The edges of the case are clean and rounded or smooth where necessary.
The case itself offers support for four fans and with the four-fan configuration ; you are able to move a lot of air through this case. The down side is, of course, that because of the large vented intake in the front of the DG-01-WU, it leaves a lot of area for noise to escape the case, so using fans that don’t make a lot of noise but offer good airflow are important if you want to keep the noise level down. As the sample case was received by us, the DG-01-WU did not include any (yes, that’s right, not even one fan) of the four possible 80mm fans. You have to provide these in addition to the cost of the case.
One other important item to note is the use by Chieftec of these new thumbscrews to secure devices into the drive bays. This is not a bad idea and did work well in our testing and helped us build the machine a little faster. This case continues to be one of our favorite cases to build in.
A close up of the front mounted ports on the DG-01-WU.
Antec was the first to offer support for the two USB ports and a single 1394 Firewire port behind a nice flip up door. While the quality of the DG-01-WU construction doesn’t seem to be as good as Antec for the construction of the door, it does serve the purpose well.
Perhaps the biggest story about the DG-01-WU is that it offers good quality that you find in similar cases that are made by Chieftec for other companies. Perhaps even better news is that you can often find the Chieftec cases for a lot less than the others. This case is an excellent case to mod because the parts for this case are in such good supply. You can buy just about any parts you want for this case and if you want to experiment and try your hand at some innovative case modding this is an excellent case to use as a test subject. DG-01-WU is what we have come to expect from Chieftec’s Dragon series, with no surprises and good quality. Of course, the low price is attractive as well.
- Another Case For Review
- How We Reviewed... What We Reviewed
- Airflow & Cooling: The THG Cooling Potential Rating
- 24 Cases Reviewed
- ATCS-Tek MRO-16, Continued
- ATCS-Tek MRO-18
- ATCS-Tek MRO-18, Continued
- Athenatech A747
- Athenatech A747, Continued
- Case Arts MX01BD
- Case Arts MX01BD, Continued
- Chenbro PC61122
- Chenbro PC61122, Continued
- Chenbro PC61319
- Chenbro PC61319, Continued
- Chenbro SR205
- Chenbro SR205, Continued
- Chenming ATX-301K
- Chenming ATX-301K, Continued
- Chieftec AL-01DB
- Chieftec AL-01DB, Continued
- Chieftec DG-01-WU
- Chieftec DG-01-WU, Continued
- Compucase CI-6619
- Compucase CI-6619, Continued
- Compucase CI-6919BK
- Compucase CI-6919BK, Continued
- Compucase V30
- Compucase V30, Continued
- Coolermaster ATC-110
- Coolermaster ATC-110, Continued
- Coolermaster ATC-220-VX1
- Coolermaster ATC-220-VX1, Continued
- Enermax CS-318
- Enermax CS-318, Continued
- GMC Noblesse SE
- GMC Noblesse SE, Continued
- GMC Trinity
- GMC Trinity, Continued
- Inwin IW-BT553N
- Inwin IW-BT553N, Continued
- Inwin IW-J535G
- Inwin IW-J535G, Continued
- Inwin IW-T515P
- Inwin IW-T515P, Continued
- Kingwin KT-436BK-WM
- Kingwin KT-436BK-WM, Continued
- Lian Li PC-6070A
- Lian Li PC-6070A, Continued
- Thermaltake Xaser III V2000A
- Thermaltake Xaser III V2000A, Continued
- Spring Case Madness: 24 Of The Best